How do you create a story that remains entertaining for hundreds of hours, thousands of pages later? The Anime Ichiban team tackles this question when debating what goes into a successful long-running anime series. They also dive into the unique nature of Octopath Traveler’s divisive story-telling as well as Cells at Work!‘s ability to portray niche topics in fun, yet accurate, ways.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introductions
2:51 – Topic: Making long-running series work and the tricky art of filler material
13:00 – Octopath Traveler and the nature of long JRPG’s
38:20 – Cells at Work! and Anime’s Portrayal of Niche Topics
55:43 – Closing Remarks
TRACKS
Intro – “Make my story” by Lenny code fiction ( My Hero Academia Season 3 second opening theme)
Intermission – “Fish” by Kaleidoscope
Outro -“CheerS” by ClariS (Cells at Work! opening theme)
Anime Ichiban Final: A Buncha Weebs Signing Off
Anime Ichiban 51: Punching Lights Out
Anime Ichiban 50: And Then There Was Space
Anime Ichiban 49: A Sea of Stars and Water
Anime Ichiban 48: Pokémon Living it Up!
Anime Ichiban 47: May the Weebs Be With You
Anime Ichiban 46: Vtubers at The Speed of Sound
Anime Ichiban 45: Sayonara Miura-sensei
Anime Ichiban 44: Abyssal Magic
Anime Ichiban 43: Androids Riding Cubs to The Arctic Frontier
Anime Ichiban 42: Kill la Devils
Anime Ichiban 41: Bad Crunchyroll Award Predictions
Anime Ichiban 40: Eggs Full of Wonder
Anime Ichiban 39: Crunchyroll Anime Awards Turn Up the Heat
Anime Ichiban 38: New Year's Brings New Types of Moons
Anime Ichiban 37: The New(er) Age of Streaming and CG
Anime Ichiban 36: The Irony of Trash Tastes
Anime Ichiban 35: Spooky Scary Anime Send Shivers Down Our Spine
Anime Ichiban 34: The Setting Is a Stage, And Hololive Stands On It
Anime Ichiban 33: Coming into Maturity
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